The Central A & M Raiders will head out on the road to face off against the LeRoy Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Central A & M is no doubt hoping to put an end to a seven-game streak of away losses.
Central A & M's hitters might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Riverton on Saturday. They fell just short of the Hawks by a score of 1-0.
Gavin Houchins was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out ten over six innings pitched. Houchins has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in ten consecutive pitching appearances. Houchins was also big at the plate, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with a stolen base.
Houchins wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Marshall Minott, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base. Minott is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played.
Meanwhile, LeRoy fell victim to Deer Creek-Mackinaw and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They fell just short of the Chiefs by a score of 2-0. LeRoy has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Central A & M's loss dropped their record down to 3-19. As for LeRoy, they now have a losing record at 9-10.
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